Cotton Linter

The short cotton fibres which frame the seed of the cotton plant are called linter. When producing cotton seed oil, these fibres are separated and can be used for various products, after having been intensely cleaned and treated.

Cordier Spezialpapier GmbH has processed cotton linter for decades. Selected and special cotton papers are made in the Illig’sche Paper Mill out of this manufactured cotton linter pulp. The characteristics of the customers’ final product are already considered when producing the linter pulp. Depending on the future usage, we can preset parameters of the linter like viscosity, stability, porosity and absorbative capacity.

Mostly, linter pulp is bleached, but we can also offer non-bleached cotton linter pulp.

Rag

Cordier Spezialpapier GmbH has produced cotton rag pulp from textile waste for decades. By using industrial waste, we spare cotton as a natural resource.

Since January 2017 the Cordier paper mill has been certified with the internationally known Recycled Claim Standard (RCS).
This means, a transparent, stable and comprehensive independent assessment and verification of the recycled material is continuously taking place.

The produced rag pulp is processed into selected and special rag papers in the Illig’sche Paper Mill. Main field of application is the production of vulcanised base paper. The characteristics of the customers’ final product are already considered when producing the linter.

Depending on the future usage, we can preset the parameters of the rag pulp like viscosity, stability, porosity and absorbative capacity.

Rag pulp is mostly applied in an unbleached form.

Customising

Custom-made solutions

Our research and development department will gladly participate in the joint solution finding to meet your requirements. This service is having a long tradition in our company. Our up-to-date laboratories are equipped with most modern testing instruments and we are capable of performing various examinations for you at short notice.

From the most diverse raw materials we can create sophisticated special papers with particular characteristics: high absorbency, high volume, heat-resistance or supercalendering.

Challenge us, we would like to develop new products according to your requirements.